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he's still learning. most people would be dumb to think he'd just come in and be Dwight Howard on defense. In a few years he'll be a good defender, but dont expect him to be one now. He'll get his blocks, but he'll get abused now and then

I like our chances tonight with Dirk, Brand, and Marion all out for the Mavs. Sucks that Lowry isn't playing because if he was, there would've been a much greater chance of us winning. I like Jose, but he just doesn't push the ball as much as Lowry does. Jose is more slow and steady offensively, but with absolutely zero defense.

He's a rookie, he's gone up against 4 of the stronger/tougher C's (Hibbert, Lopez, Pekovic & Perkins) needs to get stronger and more familiar with the defensive schemes.

He's doing pretty damn good considering

Example:

Pekovic numbers against Val: 15 pts, 6-11 shooting, 3 reb.

Pekovic numbers against Lopez: 21 pts, 9-15 shooting, 7 reb.

Some other numbers for consideration

Pekovic 280 lbs
Lopez 260 lbs
Jonas 230 lbs

The size differential is a huge factor. Outside of being out matched physically he did a great job using his length & positioning to seal one of the better offensive rebounders in Pekovic off the boards.

I'm sure Lopez against Pekovic didn't get to the line 15 times in their match up along with getting the benefit of rookie calls. Both Jonas fouls on Lopez in the NJ match were clean, wish I knew how to post video's to illustrate the point.

The size differential is a huge factor. Outside of being out matched physically he did a great job using his length & positioning to seal one of the better offensive rebounders in Pekovic off the boards.

I'm sure Lopez against Pekovic didn't get to the line 15 times in their match up along with getting the benefit of rookie calls. Both Jonas fouls on Lopez in the NJ match were clean, wish I knew how to post video's to illustrate the point.

Game 5 (TOR v. DAL) Nov 7: Raps Try to Out Duel Mavs Down in Dallas

I'm confident we win tonight, should be a motivated team after the blowout. Demar should have a nice bounce back game.

“It’s about winning,” Stoudemire said. “You win, you’re going to get on national TV. Simple. In Phoenix, we won — Western Conference finals three, four years, playoffs every year. We won. If you don’t win, nobody really wants to see you.”